The home team is currently in the 12th position of the league, with 18 points won, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Sporting Covilhã, by (1‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Paços de Ferreira, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually plays better at home, where they have won 11 points, against only 7 points in away matches. For the league, Leixoes won 11 points out of 21 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 7 home matches. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑0 (4 out of 7 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They haven't been able to score the first goal. In fact, they have only opened up the score in 3 of the last 16 matches for the Segunda Liga, they have reached half‑time in advantage in 1 of those 3 matches and held on to the lead until the end of the match in all of them. They have conceded the first goal in 11 of their 16 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 2. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 7 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Leixoes heads to this game unmotivated after a 1-0 defeat against Pacos Ferreira. With this result the home side occupies the 12th position in the championship. Jorge Casquilha's squad is expected to play in a 4-4-2, with Pedro Henrique and Ze Tiago to be the most advanced men in the squad, with the mission of throwing the panic to the opposing defensive line. It is expected that the midfield area will be composed of Derick Poloni, Luís Silva, Oudrihiri and Evandro Brandao. The team's leading scorers are: Roniel and Pedro with 3 goals signed. The local coach should have all players available for the reception to Penafiel.

The away team is currently in the 5th position of the league, with 26 points won, after 8 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against UD Oliveirense, by (2‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Academico Viseu, by (2‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 10 points in away matches and 16 points at their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 8 goals conceded at home, against 9 goals scored and 10 conceded in away matches. In the last 8 away league matches Penafiel has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 24 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only turned the score around in 2. In the last 8 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (46'‑60'); they have conceded 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Penafiel comes to this game motivated due to a 2-0 home win over Académico de Viseu. The experienced forward Pires was the player who stood out the most in this match by scoring the two goals of the team. With this result the team rose to the fifth place in the championship. The away side is expected to play in the 4-3-3 tactical formation, betting on the rapid exits for the counterattack, mostly led by the wings. The two players in charge of launching the panic in the opposing area are: Fábio Abreu, Ludovic and Pires, the last athlete indicated is the team's top scorer with 8 goals scored. The midfield should consist of Romeo Ribeiro, Cristian Machado and Tiago Ronaldo. Manager Armando Evangelista will be able to count on the whole squad for the challenge with Leixoes.

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